Lordsburg Press · Independent publisher · Middle-grade fiction · Ages 8-14

Purpose-driven fiction for young readers ready to grow.

We believe the ideas that shape good leaders, strong teams, trustworthy friends, and resilient communities belong in the hands of young people long before adulthood tries to narrow what leadership can mean.

Lordsburg Press publishes middle-grade books about friendship, belonging, courage, trust, and the quiet work of becoming someone others can count on.

Featured LaunchThe Beacon Keepers: First LightBook 1 in The Beacon Keepers Series · Releases 7.7.2026
The Beacon Keepers: First Light book cover

Featured series launch · July 7, 2026

The Beacon Keepers: First Light

Book 1 in The Beacon Keepers series

A mysterious note. A cracked compass. A pizza-box lighthouse sketch. Three kids trying to build something real.

Leo Morales likes order. Then a note falls from his locker with five words that change everything: Time to find your light.

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For educators & librarians

Classroom and collection value.

Middle-grade fiction that supports conversation around belonging, integrity, trust, teamwork, student voice, ethical choices, and leadership.

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For families

Growth without talking down.

A warm, age-appropriate school story for readers who have ever stood at the edge of a room wondering where they belong.

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Our editorial standard

Young readers are ready for meaningful ideas when a book trusts them enough to stretch.

We believe young people can explore values, technology, leadership, project work, emotional growth, and safety when those ideas are made concrete through characters, choices, humor, consequences, and action.

Our books place the bar within reach, then invite readers to stretch toward it. Not by simplifying the world. By giving them characters worth following and questions worth carrying.

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Resource library

Pre-order now for the July 7, 2026 release. Support materials are available for educators, librarians, families, and reading groups.

Preview the educator one-sheet, discussion guide, reading response prompts, companion journal, and Accelerated Reader teacher-made quiz support materials.